New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-15
LAMONT TRIES TO GUST MANNING.
UNSUCCESSFUL STILL aunt FOR CONTROLLING
INTEREST IN "THE ALB NY ARGUS"
rom The Ne,o- York sun.


deliberate attempt has been male Within the past
month Daniel Manning from the control OF The
4ogT state politics. Co"nei Dan Lamont and William
H. Johnson the gentlemen who devised the scheme.
an II Is broadly limited that the Administration not
unfavOrable to the project Wall street methods were
employed 10 garry r out le " ana oc cr 9e
The capital stock OF The Argus Company IA valued
$500 600 shares OF 800 each OF this, up
a date. Mr. Manning owned $4,000 worth Of
stock the heirs OF the late William Cassidy $4,000. Mrs
C. H. Worthington OF Cleveland. OHIO, daughter OF tho
late J, Wesley smith, $1,000; William H. Johnson
erick A. Manning, sons Of the exsecreary 5000 and
$1,000 respectively; NJ. Vincent Dolan, $1,000. and
Two weeks ago Messrs. Lamont and johnson bought
Mrs worthngton stock at It's face value and struggled
hard the Cassidy Interest The negotiations
conducted with the utmost secrecy and 1T was by
the accident that the friends Of Mr. Manning
heard the scheme to freeze him out and they barely
stepped into the breach 70 save bir ihey did 50 hy
attorney from his mother TO act for the family and buy
ing up the cassidy interest.
The gentlemen who thus came opportunity 10 the
rescue were Erastus Corning. ex-Mayor A. Blocker
Banks. Mayor john Boyd Thacher, and Judge Rufus W.
and put Mr. Manning IN control of the stock. The Man
ming cotere own 100000 OF the stock the lamont
The scheme to capture The Argus originated with
Colonel Lamont away back IN January lie naa Ia IL
prior tua period, but attempted no definite settlement
until he could lasso the Cassidy interest To attain that
eni he Invited young Willie Cassidy. who is member Of
HIS staff and to whom Is given playuly the
lie especially brought him the notice of the President.
who smiled benigny upon him. Tho smile turned
Colonel Whes head. IL acted like one OF the magnetic
sunbeams which the Pumed knight is SAID toss at
those he would capture, and lie became TIT subject for
the willy secretsry's InaDpulaions. He made him his
guest, coddled him, and finally from hnI verbal
agreement to sell The youthful Colonel vibfaed be-
tween Albany and Washington frequently during the
winter and under the tuteage or Lamont made some
thing OF u social hit.
In the meantime negotiations for the purchase OF Mrs
Worthington's interest resumed and eliminated
successfully a week Then the private secretary
called upon Coone Willie to fulfil the letter OF his agree
mrnt Somehow other Willie thought better OF the
and lodged imne iiate contamination. He
possessed degree the assortment which charac
his distinguished father lifetime he
feced II the stock good enough for Messrs.
with friend, and in that way Messrs. Peckham, Corn
ing, Banks and Thacher apprised Of the intention
OF secretary Lamont 10 g0bbe up controlling interest
In The Argus Company. They saw Colonel Willie aud
offered him $4,000 for the ass1y interest, $1,000
than the value of the stock the Secretary
Lamont offered. The youthful Colonel Is eminently
thrifty and he Immediately closed with the Offer thus
mailing in the head the willy secretarys ambitious
scheme.
Two cogeut reasons actuated Colonel Lamont in
deavOrIng To gain control OF The AlbdHy Argus. The
hst, because 1t could he made profitable investments
the second because he desires 10 head New states
delegation 10 tue next National Convention.
IL Is pretty well known by those close TO the PTesi
dental heart that Colonel Lamont desires 10 leave his
present position early in 1883 Older 10 lie hand for
the baggng OF delegates in that eventu year II he be-
came president a The Argus Company Ills ambition
could lie easily gratifed II has passed into a tradition
IN ALBANY County the head of The Argus Company
should ever political boss of that baiwick. and II
he be the OF Albany County he occupies sim
lar position State politics. his was notably the case
with Croswell, Comstuck, Cassidy and Manning. With
The power Of the Administration behind him, aud as It's
representative. how easy 1t would be Tor
Dan Lamont to grasp the reiDs OF power!